Penso, specialising in design and production of lightweight composite products for some of the biggest brands in the aerospace and automotive sectors has announced its entry into the UK commercial vehicle bodybuilding segment with plans to transform the home delivery sector.

Volvo Bus Corporation has renamed its latest hybrid-powered buses, the ‘S-Charge’ model range, which is an abbreviation for the word, Self-Charging.

Konvekta’s HEAT2GO latent heat storage system that first went on public display at Busworld Brussels last October is now undergoing trials in Germany.

Toyota Motor Corporation and its truck-making subsidiary, Hino Motors Ltd in March announced plans to jointly develop a fuel cell-powered heavy-duty truck and to jointly push ahead with initiatives that will encourage the commercial adoption of hydrogen fuel-cell technologies, including verification tests and other initiatives.

PJSC Kamaz has started commercial sales of its new Kamaz-54901 highway tractor, the first in its K5 model range.

Truck and bus builder, Minsk Auto Plant based in the capital of Belarus has unveiled its first prototype of an electric bus, MAZ-303E10 featuring ZF’s central drive motor, CeTrax.

GAZ has started sales of additional models of the Sadko NEXT off-road truck by offering an extended wheelbase (C41A43) and a two-row cab option (C42A43).

As part of its e-mobility roadmap, MAN Truck & Bus, has begun sales of its 18 metre electric city bus, the MAN Lion’s City 18 E.

Starting in the first quarter of 2021, CV braking control dynamics specialist, the Haldex Group becomes the lead supplier of EBS and air suspension systems to the Wielton Group, one of Europe’s largest trailer manufacturers.

Starting in the third quarter of 2020, ZF’s CeTrax electric central drive for public transport will go into volume production.

British semi-trailer and rigid vehicle body builder, Don-Bur (Bodies & Trailers) Ltd has, for the first time, manufactured a lifting deck straight-frame tri-axle double deck trailer design with a lifting roof.

With two electric bus models, the Jest Electric and Atak Electric midi-buses in series production and sales now exceeding 100 units, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Tic A.Ş. is moving full throttle to develop an autonomous version of Atak Electric!